Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-28
LADY COLIN CAMPBELL.
A woman of Rare Beauty and Ac-
COmDiishments.

| II Is to be said OF Lady Colin Campbell
mat Tor some time she was notable fig
ufe In society, writes the London cores
pondent OF the New York Tribune. No
pooy VINO saw her in a London drawing
room during the first season or two after
ner marriage will be likely to forget that
orllllant vision. To use phrase current
| mere, Lady Colin ''put QUIZ almost every
body else. She had the advantage of
stature somewhat above the average, but
thls you perceived only when she was
orought into direct comparison with other
women. Standing by herself, her figure
was such that the impression on the be-
noidef was not OF taIlness, but Of harmony
and perfect proportion.
She quite understood the stvle OF dress
Wnlcn suited her beauty. ALFRED in the
strlciest conformity to the prevailing fash
ION, ber apparel had nevertheless some
lhihg OF The individuality which she her.
sell mad. She could wear a fashionable
DaiI gown which showed much of the
shapehness OF beautiful shoulders and
arms, with train that stretched half
across the room, and yet look like a living
Diane Ia chasseresse. she had the free
qom and Itheness OF movement which be-
lonsed TO the other addess. which limited
or the hillside and the hea-
tner, softened, nevertheless, to
the sedater pace OF abe salon.
But nothing could subdue or obscure the
animation OF her manner. The head and
face set on this figure were not less re-
markable. attempt no inventory of
features. The head is classic in its grace
and hrmness OF outline. The face is that
OF such brunette as YOU more often see
elsewhere tbanIn this Island.
There are the most charming reflects in
these masses of hair. The skin bushes
with crimson that sets of 10 perfection
the transparency of its pale olive and the
lustre Of dark eyes. II | were to hunt for
an adjective adequate to all this opu-
Ience Of beauty / should call it magnif-
cent.
SOMETHING'S me ont in the course of the
trial about Lady Collins literary accom-
rlishments. They are various, and among
them is that of writing ard speaking
EnGlish. She has written much, and has
style. She has long contributed to the
Saturday Review and to other periodicals.
Those who knew her would have said at
any time that there were 70 he met in
London few women whose culture and
intellectual activities and natural gifts
were greater tnan those of Lady Colin
Campbell.
Mr.. Lockwood was selected to cross-px-
amlne Lady Colin, and the choice was,
from their point Of view, judici0us. He
coarseness, penetration, 3 bluff way with
him that incautious Witnesses might sup |
pose to imply Kindness OF purpose. He |
approaches his end from q point always |
remote and never on a direct line. He |
comes, az IL were, round corner, and |
suddenly, and there is nothing TO indicate |
what has been going on in his mind lust |
before he looks so blandlv into the face OF |
the subject on whom he is operating and |
puts an entangling question. On the |
whole, | thought MIR. Lockwood one of the |
most dangerous crOss-eXamining counsel |
/ had ever listened to, and one of the most |
perhdious-a word which | don't at all |
use as implying any moral derogation, !
but as you would use 1t OF North Ameri- |
can Indian on the war path. His BUSH !
ness is to get the scalp Of an enemy, and |
all is taiT IN war.
Mir. Lockwood. however, was destined |
to be disappointed ofthis coveted trophy. |
For nearly three hours his tomahawk |
played about the head OF Lady Colin. You |
saw the CLINT of the steel ard heard the |
whiz OF the weapon, and looked to see |
what had happened TO the black tresses |
which covered that threatened head. But |
he never touched her. She walked into |
none OF the trans which this astute law
yer laid for her. She could neither be |
hurried nor startled nor cai0led, She |
never lost her temper nor failed to see |
lust where a particular question was /
aimed and Just how it should be met Yet /
the impression she made on the jury and |
on the public was certainly never that of |
= witness fencing with counsel and with /
the facts. Lady Collins manner was ,
simplicity and sincerity itself. She was. |
so far as we outsiders could judge, a wit /
ness who had nothing to keep back ard /
no obi il wi hhOlding the whole truth. |
Lord Colin, as | said he other day. seem. |
ed 10 have thougbt out hIs case. The |
effect OF his wife's demeanor as a witness !
was TO persuade those who heard her that /
the only mental effort required was one of |
recollection. II she mad any awkward |
corners in her memory which she was
disinclined to explore, no sign OF such re- |
luctance appeared on the surface.
During the time Lady Colin had to en-
dure Mr.. LockwoOd's attack she satin
stead OF standIng-in the witness box. |
Dressed quietly and elegantly, her man |
ner and tone throughout that of the sta !
ton in life to which bv birth as well as by |
marriage she belonged. You could not |
look at her you could listen !
to her, and believe the caIumn es |
which the son of the Duke of Argyle had |
put into the mouths of his lawyer.
1t is, as everybody knows, Mr.. George |
Lewis who is Lady Colin Campbelis So
licitOr. He has had to content with great |
Ouuss Ne ouus mean are Tue WedltD, JDe /
position, the influence, the rank. the re- |
vengetul pertinacity OF Lady Collins enc !
mics. The Campbe!is conceived the no. |
ton that their family honor bad been |
wounded by the decree ofJudicial separa- |
ton which Lady Colin obtained two |
years ago against her husband. SO they |
all, from the Duke of Argyle downward, |
threw themseve into this persecution OF |
the wife. The strength OF her own case
and the boundless resources and ingen-
uities OF Mr.. George Lewis sufficed to
battle even the tribe of CampDelIs.
An Ungrateful Reporter Punished. |
From the Chicago Tri6UHe.
At Irouton o. hiVh-brOwed and intel